I cant go in any order.But this is what im currently making a compilation CD of.Its the "Best of the Best" in my opinion, and i have a hard time finding out which one cant go on it.Absolute favourites are bold.Its also in order in a musical fashion, not chronological or favourite.

1.Sunrise2.Have You Seen The Saucers3.In Time4.Mexico5.Pretty As You Feel6.Ride The Tiger(best Jefferson Starship song)7.The Last Wall Of The Castle8.Lather9.Trial By Fire10.Eskimo Blue Day11.Silver Spoon(Kantner and Slick)12.Twilight Double Leader13.Star Track14.If You Feel15.Eat Starch Mom16.When The Earth Moves Again17.Third Week in Chelsea18.Ice Cream Pheonix19.Law Man20.Plastic Fantastic Lover21.Today22.Wooden Ships23.The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil24.The House At Pooneils Corner

Yeah, my first compilation(this is my fourth) just had Pretty As You Feel and Eat Starch Mom.I really actually started thinking about making this new one a 2-CD, one for Takes Off to Crown of Creation, then another for Volunteers to Long John Silver because i had over half of Bark and LJS in my original list for this CD.Im still pondering about if i will make it a 2 cd, because i have no JA cds aside from home-made compilations and bootlegs, just vinyl.And yeah ive really gotten into Lawman lately.It could have been a hit, but even if it was a single it problably wouldnt have because of the lyrics.Its also got a Guess Who feel to it.

Lots of contenders for this prize.It's No Secret, but I think this song was live played much better than on "JA Takes Off", certainly after Grace joined the band. She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love or White Rabbit. These three songs started my lifelong affair with JA. The House at Pooneil Corners, We Can Be Together, Volunteers, Good Shepherd, Eskimo Blue Day,Third Week in the Chelsea, all these songs might have made it to #1.But two songs prevent that: Rejoyce and The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil.Rejoyce is one of the best songs Grace Slick has ever written, but it is surely the best produced of all her songs. That glorious vocal, that stunning jazzy arrangement (thanks to Spencer). But in the end I go for Ballad, because it is not only on record a fantastic experimental song ("atonal rock") with those characteristic vocals, Jack's bass and Jorma's unleashed guitarplaying, that showed for the first time what an excellent guitarplayer he would become, but also live it proved te be one of those songs that challenged the band to give their best. Listen to "Ballad" live at the Monterey Pop Festival or at Woodstock.Chilling!

Yeah Ballad of is not only musically an absolute masterpiece, but it has that air and feeling about it that sparks universal questions, and live when it goes into House At Pooneils Corner, it becomes a battle between good and evil.I personally think all their songs are better live.They free themselves onstage, and it becomes a music heaven, an experience.I also strongly believe that Today is the best love song ever written, although i shouldnt judge on that because i havnt heard every love song ever written.A song ive fallen in love with lately is Comin' Back to Me.For some odd reason, it just past me by, but i was listening to it three days ago and all of the sudden it hit me, and its getting close to my top 10.Same with Third Week in Chelsea.That compilation i posted above is obsolete now, im making a two-CD.Im posting it on my new topic "Jefferson Airplane Compilations".

Jerry Garcia's guitar is stunning on Coming Back to Me-- so simple, and soooo pretty! Third Week-- don't even get me started. Very underrated, and extremely cool. I especially love the lyrics, and Jorma's vocal.

If I had to name one song that rocked the hippie culture back then it would be White Rabbit.

No one talks about the Concentration Camp Experience. It was also the title of a book by Jean Paul Sartre back then. Basically it means that you would sell your friends to stay alive. He goes on to say that good does not conquer evil. Evil exists unto itself and must be dealt with.

Personally I like It's No Secret.

Wooden Ships broke the mold....

Jorma's Uncle Sam's Blues really moved me as I was drafted in '69.

Where have all the young men gone?Long time agoGone for soldiers every oneWhen will they ever learn?When will they ever learn?

It depends what you mean by the 'ultimate' song. If you're looking for one song that typifies JA, then there isn't one. Their music is too diffuse, too gloriously eclectic. Trying to capture their essence in one song is like trying to grab smoke.Personally, I'd opt for two: The Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil covers their weird, wired electric side; and Lather best represents the strange, slightly disturbing psychedelic folk aspect of their sound.Of course, even this only just scratches the surface...